Given the Long Wait Times for Precinct A, the City

question 6

Multiple Choice

Given the long wait times for Precinct A, the city of Philadelphia is thinking of alternative solutions to improve voting conditions. One of the proposed solutions is as follows.
Proposal 1: Deploy an additional voting machine in precinct A.
Assume that the voter turnout is expected to have similar characteristics in 2008 as in the previous election.
-Under Proposal 1, on average, at precinct A, what would be the ratio of the average number of people voting (at a booth) over the average number of people in the line (waiting) .Circle the closest answer.

• A)0.4
• B)1.4
• C)2.4
• D)3.4
• E)4.4

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